The Baltimore Sun

After 10 people were shot — seven of them in one incident — overnight in Baltimore following the city's most violent month in decades, police announced Sunday that 10 federal agents will embed with the city's homicide unit for the next two months.

Following the recent spike in violent crime, Baltimore's Interim Police Commissioner Kevin Davis announced at a press conference Sunday morning the establishment of BFED, where federal agents from FBI, ATF, DEA and other agencies will be embedded in the Baltimore homicide unit. (Colin Campbell/Baltimore

Following the recent spike in violent crime, Baltimore's Interim Police Commissioner Kevin Davis announced at a press conference Sunday morning the establishment of BFED, where federal agents from FBI, ATF, DEA and other agencies will be embedded in the Baltimore homicide unit. (Colin Campbell/Baltimore

A tiger swallowtail butterfly on a sunflower in the Maryland Agricutural Resource Council (MARC) field. People are invited to pick their own sunflowers at $1.00 per stem or $10 per dozen. The money raised benefits MARC.

A tiger swallowtail butterfly on a sunflower in the Maryland Agricutural Resource Council (MARC) field. People are invited to pick their own sunflowers at $1.00 per stem or $10 per dozen. The money raised benefits MARC.

The morning after the city broke out in riots on April 27, T. Rowe Price Group CEO James A.C. Kennedy sent an email to Baltimore Deputy Mayor Colin Tarbert. Attached were two tweets, one calling for protests at T. Rowe and other major downtown businesses, and another saying "imagine if" rioters...

Maryland Live gave away a licensed replica of the Batmobile from the '60s-era "Batman" television series this spring. At 10:04 p.m. Friday, it held a drawing for a replica of the DeLorean time machine from the "Back to the Future" movies.

Misty Copeland officially became the first African-American woman to be named a principal in the 75-year history of the American Ballet Theater on Saturday, but the dancer wasn't celebrating with a champagne toast or big party.

About 30 restaurants have decided to extend their Restaurant Week special menu offerings until Aug. 9, according to Michael Evitts, vice president of communications for the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore, Inc.

Sports

Setting the scene: The Ravens began their second straight day of full-pads practice at 4 p.m. on a warm afternoon in Owings Mills with a large crowd in attendance. Many veterans got the day off and the young stars of the team put on a good show.

Opinion

The Baltimore City Detention Center needed to close. Any discussion of Gov. Larry Hogan's surprise announcement Thursday that he was shuttering the facility needs to start with that. Yes, he should have consulted with the mayor and key members of the legislature about his plans beforehand — or...

Sun Investigates

In July, Baltimore marked a gruesome milestone, recording 45 homicides — the highest monthly tally in more than four decades. Here are some other statistics on city homicides, according to data since 1970.

As Baltimore remained under curfew after riots over Freddie Gray's death, a cyberattack knocked out the city's website while hackers who sympathized with protesters on the streets threatened to target the government's computer systems, according to newly released documents.

As Baltimore's curfew wore on, and the city's unrest quieted, Police Commissioner Anthony Batts was inundated with emails asking that the curfew be lifted — many from campaigns organized by Change.org and the American Civil Liberties Union.